I can imagine nothing more tediousThan trying to have fun with you againMaybe it's just something in my mindBut I hate feeling like I'm trying all the timeIt's a kind of lieWhen we pretend that we're still friendsI'm sure you're not exactly short of people toHang out and laugh at your jokesTell you you look greatYou wouldn't want me aroundMaking it all feel "forced ".. And "put down"

And every time I smile to wonder if I'm laughin' at youAnd with every little grin you don't want to be wonderin'Just exactly what it is I'm taking pleasure in

Although I always saidWe were basically the same and all oneAll oneIt's so easy to persuade myselfI'm clockwork and you're quartz

I guess that ironyWill surely beThe death of me

And every time I smile d'you wonder if I'm laughin' at you?And with every little grin you don't want to be wonderin'..

Although I always saidWe were basically the same and all oneAll oneIt's so easy to persuade myselfI'm clockwork and you're quartz

You're only happy when you're oiled and jewelledYou're only happy when you wind me up and I knowYou're so reliable it isn't trueAnd it's so easy for me to break downIf I could jump a ride between the skin and silicon thenWe could join hands and understand. Hallelujah!But I listenTo the tickingI guess we're worlds apart...It's so hardSo hard

I know there's no going backAnd you know there's no going back

You're only happy when you're oiled and jewelledYou're only happy when you're oiled and jewelledYou're never happy

I need maintenanceI need patienceI'm not foolproofI'm not waterproofI'm not shockproofBombproofBulletproofFireproofLeakproofChildproofStainproofPressureproof

I know I told myselfWe're all basically the same and all one all oneY'know sometimes I just can't help myselfI'm clockwork and you're quartzI'm clockwork and you're quartz

I know I never get the balance rightAnd turn up half an hour late night after nightAnd being totally dependable is so very commendableAlthough you're never wrongOne of these days.. You're just gonna stop.